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  • Black Stone Cherry Guitarist Ben Wells Releases Second Children’s Book “Clark Barks!”

    Black Stone Cherry guitarist Ben Wells has released his second children’s book, “Clark Barks!.” Fans can purchase the effort via Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc.

    Wells commented:

    “I am so incredibly proud and happy to announce that today, on my 40th birthday, I’m officially presenting and releasing my second children’s book, ‘Clark Barks!’ inspired by our middle beagle babe, Clark…our loudest, precious boy!

    I wrote this story at the start of the year and have been working tirelessly illustrating and finalizing it ever since!

    I want to thank my wife @mrs._jewells for her advice and patience as I was up MANY late nights, my family and friends for their support, and of course the star of this book, our sweet Clarky! Most importantly God for giving me the love for writing and illustrating and seeing this project through! It is such a fun and challenge experience and something that I am so proud of every time I complete it!

    Clark Barks!’ is available online worldwide via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc! I’m also so happy to announce that I will be doing a book signing at @nadinewestbookcompany in Glasgow, KY on Dec. 20th from 12-2pm! (They will also have copies before and during the event!) and would love to see you there! You can also DM me if you can’t make the event and would like a personalized signed copy!

    Children’s books bring me so much joy and I absolutely love creating these stories inspired by our sweet pups!

    Enjoy ‘Clark Barks!’ OUT NOW!!”

    Here’s a description of the book:

    “Clark isn’t just any beagle-he’s the neighborhood’s loudest hero! Known for barking at everything (and sometimes nothing at all),his nonstop ‘AROOOO!’ once seemed like pure beagle chaos! But one day, everyone realized Clark’s bark had a purpose! Now, this once ‘noisy beagle’ wears his title with pride! Clark is more than a barker-he’s the heartbeat and hero of his neighborhood!

    This children’s book is filled with fun, colorful images, and features a fun rhyming read! It is perfect for the dog lover of any age who considers their barking buddy to be the hero of their household!”

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  • A Killer’s Confession Announce February/March U.S. Tour

    A Killer’s Confession (ex-Mushroomhead) have announced a February/March 2026 U.S. tour. Here’s the dates:

    02/20 Wilmington, NC – Reggies
    02/21 Summerville, SC – Trolley Pub
    02/22 Gastonia, NC – The Rooster
    02/24 Atlanta, GA – 529
    02/26 Ft. Pierce, FL – Tipsy Tiki
    02/27 Lake Worth Beach, FL – Propaganda
    02/28 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
    03/01 Orlando, FL – Conduit
    03/02 Jacksonville, FL – The Albatross
    03/04 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
    03/05 Haltom City, TX – Side Room @ Haltom Theater
    03/06 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
    03/07 Abilene, TX – The Zone
    03/08 Oklahoma City, OK – 80th Street
    03/10 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag

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  • Tool’s Justin Chancellor On Lengthy Waits For New Music: “Art Doesn’t Really Have A Schedule”

    During an interview with The Australian, Tool’s Justin Chancellor discussed the band’s new music plans. The group were hoping to release new material quicker than usual, but as Chancellor put it “art doesn’t really have a schedule” and “you can’t force it.”

    Chancellor said the following:

    “We’re working on new music. I don’t know when we’re going to finish it. We’ve been working on stuff on and off for a couple of years, you know? And we we’re always working on new music. I was in the studio with Danny [Carey, Tool drummer] last week, banging out some ideas. But we don’t… I always say this, art doesn’t really have a schedule, you know what I mean? Like, you can’t force it. And if you do, it tends not to work out so great. So, I think, especially in our band, it’s somehow it’s just the way it works with our band. It’s a different kind of alchemy.

    And I think we’ve all learned, you know, Maynard‘s [James Keenan, Tool vocalist] got his side projects, Danny [Carey, Tool drummer] does a bunch of different stuff, Adam [Jones, Tool guitarist] does different sh*t, and I’ve got my my stuff. And we’ve learned to sort of pare out the time when people need that space with busying ourselves with other things, which actually influence what we do when we come back together as well. So it kind of gives us a little headroom that speaks to the new stuff that we do when we come back together.”

    He continued:

    “…Everyone’s always taking a piss like, it takes so long for us to make music, but I’m proud of everything we’ve done. And I don’t like 13 years. They always talk about 13 years. It seems like a week to me. When we were working on that stuff every day, we were grinding away at it. And it doesn’t really matter in the end. If you do anything that’s decent, even if it’s one thing, it’s worth it.”

    He also added the following when asked if requests for new music could be considered a compliment:

    “I think it’s more interesting to take a long time to find something unique than just to keep repeating yourself. No offense to anyone that, you know, I guess we… let’s just call it pop music, right? They just keep churning out the hits. I mean, people love that stuff, so, there’s a place for it. And there’s a reason that there’s people that are good at that, but that’s not us. We’re into trying to create something unique that hasn’t been heard before as musicians, as a band. …Sometimes it gets harder and harder. Sometimes it just comes to you, you know, like some some days you’re like, ‘Whoa, what’s this?’ And you play it to your friends and they’re like, ‘Whoa’, that’s you know, it’s amazing. It just comes out of the blue.

    But you can’t really… it’s not a formula, you know what I mean? There is no formula. And if anything, the formula is just to carry on living life and exploring and letting it come in from your life experiences. I think with us, that’s the way it works a lot more. but I get what you’re saying. It is a compliment that people are excited for new music. But we just don’t want it to be on a schedule. We want it just to be good. We want to be proud of it, and we want to all agree that this is what we want to share. So like I was saying, the side projects are a really good way of us alleviating that that time, and kind of keeping the fitness up, but like not pushing the whole issue.”

    [via The PRP]

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  • Megadeth Announce Canadian Tour With Anthrax And Exodus

    Megadeth have announced a Canadian tour with Anthrax and Exodus. Here’s the dates:

    02/15 Victoria, BC – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
    02/17 Abbotsford, BC – Rogers Forum
    02/18 Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
    02/20 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
    02/21 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
    02/24 Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
    02/25 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
    02/28 London, ON – Canada Life Place
    03/01 Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre
    03/03 Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre
    03/04 Moncton, NB – Avenir Centre
    03/06 Québec City, QC – Videotron Centre

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  • Michael Monroe Premieres “Disconnected” Video

    Michael Monroe (ex-Hanoi Rocks) has premiered a new video for his new song “Disconnected.” This track will appear on his new album, “Outerstellar,” which will be released on February 20. Monroe said the following about the single:

    “Technology was supposed to bring people closer together, when, in fact, people are more disconnected than ever. They’re looking at their phones and their computers and downloading stuff. And, you know, the Internet can’t take away the experience of being at a live show. You’re on stage, and you communicate with the audience who are there, in that moment. That’s where the magic really happens, and absolutely no program or device or computer can reproduce that.”

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  • Machine Head Announce Spring 2026 European/UK Tour

    Machine Head have announced a spring 2026 European/UK tour. You can find the dates for that run below. The shows will be in “An Evening With” format with no openers.

    Tour Dates:

    04/11 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
    04/13 Hamburg, GER – Inselparkhalle
    04/15 Warsaw, POL – Progresja
    04/17 Zwickau, GER – Stadthalle
    04/18 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
    04/19 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
    04/20 Munich, GER – Tonhalle
    04/22 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
    04/23 Marseille, FRA – Espace Julien
    04/24 Balma, FRA – Interference
    04/25 Villava, SPA – Sala Totem Aretoa
    04/27 Madrid, SPA – Sala Riviera
    04/28 Lisbon, POR – Lav Lisboa Ao Vivo
    04/29 Malaga, SPA – Sala Paris 15
    04/30 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
    05/02 Paris, FRA – L’Olympia
    05/03 Strasbourg, FRA – La Laiterie
    05/04 Saarbrucken, GER – Saarlandhalle
    05/06 Ludwigsburg, GER – MHP Arena
    05/07 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof Wiesbaden
    05/08 Cologne, GER – Palladiu
    05/09 Fribourg, SWI – Fri-Son
    05/11 Tilburg, NET – Escape Room 013
    05/12 Brussels, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
    05/14 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
    05/15 Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
    05/16 Wolverhampton, UK – Civic At The Halls
    05/17 London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

    Frontman Robb Flynn commented:

    “I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a Machine Head show… a Machine Fuckin’ Head show.

    People talk about the riffs, the circle pits, the sweat, the beers, the chaos—and yeah, all of that is part of who we are. It always has been.

    But there’s something else.

    Something I didn’t fully understand until years into doing this.

    It’s the singing.

    The way you take our songs… songs we wrote in a cold Oakland rehearsal room, in dark places, in moments of pain, struggle, or heartbreak—and you turn them into something bigger. Something yours.

    I’ve stood on stages all over the world, guitar hanging off my shoulder, lights blinding my eyes, sweat dripping down my face… and then I hear it:

    You. All of you. Singing louder than the PA. Singing like the song belongs to you—and it does.

    That feeling… I can’t compare it to anything else in my life.

    There was a show a while back—honestly, I can’t even remember what city it was—but during ‘Darkness Within,’ the crowd came in so strong on that first line I actually stepped back from the mic. Just… let it happen. And as I listened, I felt something shift inside me. Like, this is why we’re here.

    This connection.
    This shared voice.

    It’s not a performance anymore.
    It becomes a conversation.
    A communion.

    And that’s why we’re doing this tour.

    No openers.
    No limits.

    Just 3 hours of anthems, deep cuts, ragers & epics, the songs you’ve screamed so loud we could feel it in our bones.

    I want these nights to feel like those rare shows where everything clicks and the world falls away. Where we can dig into the catalog, take our time, talk, play, improvise, go places we haven’t gone in years… or ever.

    I want to see you jump until the floor shakes.
    I want to hear those first words of ‘Halo‘ explode like a war cry.

    I want to hear that massive ‘Let freedom ring’ during ‘Davidian‘ that rattles the walls.

    I want to feel the whole room move as one.

    These are the nights where the band and the fans become the same damn thing.

    Pre-sale tickets start today.

    I hope you’ll be there with us.
    I hope you’ll bring your voice.
    Because we’re going to need it.

    With love, rage, and gratitude

    Robb“

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  • Sepultura Announce Final European Show

    Sepultura will be playing their final European show at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland on August 9. Biohazard, Malevolence, Sacred Reich, and Crypta will open. Sepultura commented:

    “Dublin! We couldn’t think of a better place to play our final ever European show than your beautiful city and to be joined by our friends in Biohazard, Malevolence, Sacred Reich and Crypta will make this an event not to be missed. See you next August!”

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  • Keith Merrow Responds To Kyle Rasmussen’s Statement Regarding Vitriol’s Recent Mass Exodus

    As previously reported, guitarist Keith Merrow, bassist Brett Leier, and drummer Andy Vincenzetti recently exited Vitriol and abandoned frontman Kyle Rasmussen at a Vermont gas station after accusing him of “cowardly and weak outbursts of misplaced anger.” This led Rasmussen to fire back with his own allegations. However, Merrow has now responded, saying the trio simply “left Vitriol because Kyle sucks.”

    Merrow said the following:

    “Everyone who’s reading this-

    Me, Brett and Andy left Vitriol because Kyle sucks.

    That’s it.

    It doesn’t require an absolute psychotic 2 part video series to explain.

    He irrationally screamed at the whole crew at the top of his lungs on multiple occasions
    We simply won’t tolerate it, just like all the other 19 people who left this failed band.

    What more needs to be said? It’s the same shit as every other victim of abuse.”

    He later added:

    “I’ve received so many messages in the past 24 hours from you guys. We really appreciate your kind words.

    The silver lining in this situation is that I met Brett and Andy. We’re continuing together as a band under a different name because we love each other.

    The amazing bambino crew will be joining as sound engineers.”

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  • Dying Fetus And Pig Destroyer Announce New Year’s Eve Show

    Dying Fetus and Pig Destroyer will be celebrating New Year’s Eve (December 31) with a co-headlining show at Baltimore Soundstage in Baltimore, MD. Visceral Disgorge and DJ Flexecutioner will open. Tickets can be found HERE.

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  • King 810 Announce March 2026 Australian Tour With The Gloom In The Corner And DREGG

    King 810 have announced a headlining Australian tour. The trek will take place in March 2026 with The Gloom In The Corner and DREGG set to open. Here’s the dates:

    03/04 Adelaide, AUS – Jive Bar
    03/05 Melbourne, AUS – Max Watt’s
    03/06 Sydney, AUS – Crowbar
    03/07 Newcastle, AUS – King Street (Warehouse)
    03/08 Brisbane, AUS – Crowbar

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